After having created the Maven- / Gradle- project...

Three steps to execute

After having created the project you need to...

• (1) import the project into your Java IDE

• (2) build it one time

• (3) reload the project within the CaptainCasa tool-set.

In more detail – step by step

Import the project into your Java-IDE

• User the normal Import-options of your IDE

  • Example “Eclipse”: select “File > Import...” from the menu, then select the type of the project and define the root directory of the project:

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  • Example “IntelliJ”: select “File > Open Project...” from the menu, then select the project directory:

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  • Example “NetBeans”: select “File > Open Project...” from the menu, then select the project directory:

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Build the project

Maven

• Execute “clean package”.

• Example “Eclipse”: right click the project and select “Run as > Maven build”. Define the goals “clean package” in the following dialog:

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• Example “IntelliJ”: select the “clean” and “package” tasks in the view “Maven” and start the task by using the right mouse button:

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• Example “NetBeans”: right click the project and select “Run Maven > Goals...”. Define goals “clean package” in the following dialog.

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As result you should see some result output within the project's “/target” directory – this output includes an un-packaged version of the web application with all its resolved dependencies. You may take a look into the “/WEB-INF/lib” folder to see the resolved “.jar”-files.

Gradle

• Execute “clean” and “build”.

• Example “Eclipse”: Select the “build” task from the view “Gradle Tasks”and start by using right mouse button:

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• Example “IntelliJ”: Select the “build” task from the view “Gradle” and start by using right mouse button:

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• Example “NetBeans”: Select the “build” task from the “Navigator” and start by using right mouse button:

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As result you should see some result output within the project's “/build/libs” directory – the .war-file should have been generated here.

Reload the project within the CaptainCasa tool-set

• Menu: “Tools” > “Reload Server”

• Maven

  • By reloading the un-packaged web application from the “/target” directory is copied into the Tomcat server's “/webapp” directory, so that the full web application is available in the runtime

• Gradle

  • By reloading the .war file from the “/build/libs” directory is unzipped and copied into the Tomcat server's “/webapp” directory, so that the full web application is available in the runtime

From now on

• Updating the Java sources of the project does not require a full Maven-build and a full “reload” of the project – a “hot deployment” is enough for updating the runtime.